Bed-bottom



(No Model.)

0. H. BKER BED BOTTOM.

No. 361,665.' Patented Apr. 26,1887.

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BED-BOTTOM.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 361,665l dated April 26, 1887.

Application filed November l2, 1886. Serial No. 218,988. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern.-

`Be it known that I, OSCAR H. BAKER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Farinington, Dakota county, Minnesota, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Bed- Bottoms, of which the following is a specification. l

My invention relates more particularly to that class of bed-bottoms wherein independent spiral springs are used and are supported on slats. lt has for its object to hold all the slats firmly on the same level and to providea knockdown bed-bottom. I accomplish these results by means simple, economical, and eiiioient, as is more fully hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings like letters l vided with eyelets or other suitable means for engaging the hooks el on the girders. It is placed with its end pockets embracing the springs on the foot and head slats, and is attached by the hooks and eyes to the girders at the side.

By preference, I make the girder D in two l pieces, a's shown in Fig. l, `jointing the two parts over the center Slat, as at g. This is only for convenience of packing. Otherwise it may as Well be a single piece extending from the iront to the rear slat. ofany suitable kind and size. Springs ofdiferentsize or tension may be used in differentparts of the bed, according to the probabledistribution ofthe weight ofthe occupants. Its adaptation to this purpose is one of t-he advantages of refer to like parts throughout. y my bed-bottom. Another feature is that there Figure l is a plan View of part of my bed- I can be no slipping or tilting ofthe sla-ts; The bottom. Fig. 2 is asectional elevation on the springs are all held true in their position, and line X X of Fig. l; and Fig. 3 is a longitudil all parts of the bed are firm and stable. nal section on the line y y, Fig. l. l the parts are all detachably held together, it

A is the side rail of an ordinary bedstead. may readily be taken apart and packed in B are wooden slats of the common form. small compass for shipment or storage. In

C are independent spiral springs supported other words, it is a convenient knockdown on the slats. bed-bottom.

D is a longitudinal girder or cross-tie, which rests on top of the slats, one on each side, the ends of the slats and just inside the bedrail. The girders D are provided with hooks d, placed at suitable distances, for engaging eyelets in the canvas cover F.

E is a wire staple having a rightangled up per portion, for embracing the girder D, and a lower extension for embracing the slats B. rIhe staple E 1s placed with its upper portion over the girder and its lower portion embracing the end of the slat. In` putting the parts together the staple is hung by its upper portion to the girder and its lower portion is slipped over the end of the slat. The slats are all attached at their opposite ends to the girders in this way. The slats and girders are thus all together. The bottom is kept perfectly level as a whole, and each slat is kept true in its proper position.

F is a canvas cover placed over the top of the springs. At its ends it is provided with I am aware of the patent to near i 176,846, of date May 2, 1876, spring bedbot toms, and I make no claim to the construction therein shown.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is as follows:

l. In a bed-bottom, the canvas top F, provided with pockets at its ends for embracing the springs of the end slats, and provided with eyelets on its sides, in combination with the binding-girders D, provided with hooks d, substantially as described, whereby a detachable spring bed-bottom top is obtained.

2. In combination, slatsB, bindinggirders D, provided with hooks d, staples E, as described, independent springs C, canvas cover F, provided with pockets for springs at its ends, and eyelets on its sides, whereby a knockdown spring bedbottom is formed, which is firm and stable when the parts are in position, and which can be packed in small compass when taken apart.

- OSCAR H. BAKER. In presence of- RoswnLL J UDsoN, J. PARKER.

pockets formed by a hem and cross-stitches in the material, of a size suitable to admit the of the springs C, as seen in On its sides it is pro top spiral of one Fig. l by dotted lines.

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